Teesdale Way parish boundary markers
The River Tees was the traditional boundary between the North Riding of Yorkshire and County Durham. Local government boundaries in the 20th century have changed …
Year: 2021
Boundary disputes
Disputes over boundaries range from the international down to the local – from the arguments that racked Latin America following independence in the 19th century …
Perambulation of Stanbury, 1805
Stanbury is a township in Haworth Chapelry in the Parish of Keighley. To the west is Lancashire, and its Yorkshire boundaries are with Oakworth on …
Roman milestones
Roman milestones were generally stone pillars with Latin inscriptions erected when a road was first constructed or when it was repaired. The inscriptions usually give …
Foiling invaders: waymarkers at war
In 1939, with war looming, an Emergency Powers (Defence) Act was passed enabling the government to make orders as the need arose for the defence …
Highways Acts: a brief summary
The first Act of Parliament relating to roads was in 1555, and they have followed thick and fast ever since. This is a brief list …
The Earby stoop
Earby, a small town in the north-west of the old West Riding, boasts an interesting and rare old guide-stoop. It was probably put up early …
Guide-stones of the West Riding
Guide-stones (or stoops as they are often called in Yorkshire, from an old Norse word for a post) are equivalent of today’s signposts. They came …
Wayside and other crosses
All over the country, in towns and villages, and even in the middle of nowhere, you may encounter crosses – usually on a pedestal, some …
Divisions of townships
The north of England had some huge parishes, such as Rochdale (which included part of Yorkshire) and Halifax. So big that for practical purposes they …